New with Lantus

Martas

Martas

Member Since 2019
Hello!
we are new with lantus. We come from prozinc. Today is the first day, we started with 2 ui. I am very excited about the change, to see if it helps little Cuki. I'm also terrified.
apologies for the language, I am using a translator

a hug
 
Welcome to the Lantus world! There are amazing people on here and if you have any questions or concerns just ask:bighug:
 
thank you!
very new everything compared to prozinc
I'm trying to see what are the important hours to test Cuki, since I spend many hours away from home, alternate hours, and at night it is almost impossible
I have to do a planning!!
 
Welcome to the group! Where are you located? We have a number of international members and we may have someone who speaks your native language.

There are several differences between Lantus and ProZinc.
  • First, are you using U100 syringes? Prozinc uses U40 syringes so I'm hoping your vet told you about the difference. You do not want to use the needles that come with a Lantus pen -- the pens only dispense insulin in 1.0u increments and we change doses on 0.25u amounts.
  • Lantus (and Levemir) are both long-acting, depot-types of insulin. Prozinc is not as long acting nor does it form a depot. Because Lantus is a depot insulin, it takes several cycles for the depot to stabilize after a change in dose
  • With Prozinc, dosing is primarily based on pre-shot number. With Lantus, dosing is based on the lowest number in the cycle -- the nadir. This means you need to get tests during both the AM and PM cycles in addition to your pre-shot tests.
Please let us know if your have questions.
 
Sienne and Gabby (GA) said:
Welcome to the group! Where are you located? We have a number of international members and we may have someone who speaks your native language.

There are several differences between Lantus and ProZinc.
  • First, are you using U100 syringes? Prozinc uses U40 syringes so I'm hoping your vet told you about the difference. You do not want to use the needles that come with a Lantus pen -- the pens only dispense insulin in 1.0u increments and we change doses on 0.25u amounts.
  • Lantus (and Levemir) are both long-acting, depot-types of insulin. Prozinc is not as long acting nor does it form a depot. Because Lantus is a depot insulin, it takes several cycles for the depot to stabilize after a change in dose
  • With Prozinc, dosing is primarily based on pre-shot number. With Lantus, dosing is based on the lowest number in the cycle -- the nadir. This means you need to get tests during both the AM and PM cycles in addition to your pre-shot tests.
Please let us know if your have questions.
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Hello!
thank you!
We are from Spain
I'm using u100
The main problem is that I work 3 hours in the morning, 3 hours in the afternoon and at night I work 8 hours in the house of an old woman. That is why I seek to organize for the better control of Cuki.
 
Verónica explained to me the operation of Lantus and has advised me the new syringes of 0.3 ml
 
Martas, Hi again. Don't be terrified, the people here will help you. They are terrific. When you can, edit your signature to reflect that you are using Lantus and what the dosage is.

On your spreadsheet, you can make a blank line between when you used Prozinc and when you started Lantus. Write in that line that you started Lantus so the members know when the change happened and can see the differences in the BG readings. If you need help doing that, there are members who can do it for you.
 
Idjit's mom said:
Martas, Hi again. Don't be terrified, the people here will help you. They are terrific. When you can, edit your signature to reflect that you are using Lantus and what the dosage is.

On your spreadsheet, you can make a blank line between when you used Prozinc and when you started Lantus. Write in that line that you started Lantus so the members know when the change happened and can see the differences in the BG readings. If you need help doing that, there are members who can do it for you.
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Hi again! I have made a green line to separate, now I will correct my signature! Thank you very much!
 
in depot means that when it is filled, in a few days, her numbers will go down more? or what does it mean?
 
I shot at 9.30. I leave home at 10.30 until 13.30
I go back out at 17.30 until 8.30
Shot at 21.30 and leave from 24.30 to 8.30
Is it a bad schedule for lantus?
 
Martas said:
Hello!
we are new with lantus. We come from prozinc. Today is the first day, we started with 2 ui. I am very excited about the change, to see if it helps little Cuki. I'm also terrified.
apologies for the language, I am using a translator

a hug
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good luck to you both!...Muffin is new to Lantus also...from ProZinc. And I'm terrified, too. I will keep my fingers crossed for both Cuki and my Muffin. By the way, how many units of ProZinc was Cuki on?
 
Hello!
Good luck for your kitten too!

she did not exceed 2.5 ui of prozinc, there she had a hypo that I did NOT detect, and the vet reduced my dose by half. And we started again, but when she added the dose she also raised her preshot, and had a lower nadir with 1.5 ui than with 2. I do not understand it, that's why the change.

this morning it was 539, but at +2 280
I do not know if it's good or if it got too low!

It's very scary, a lot.
 
Welcome to the forum! Try not to be too scared! It will be ok....

You'll get lots of great advice here!

That is quite a drop from 539 to 280 which means the insulin is working. Is your kitty eating well? Have you changed her diet recently?

Again, please keep posting - you'll get lots of support and help here :)
 
Sue and Luci said:
Welcome to the forum! Try not to be too scared! It will be ok....

You'll get lots of great advice here!

That is quite a drop from 539 to 280 which means the insulin is working. Is your kitty eating well? Have you changed her diet recently?

Again, please keep posting - you'll get lots of support and help here :)
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Hello! thank you!

I feel insecure with all the changes, it will happen to me, I hope.

cuki was with wet without carbohydrates for 4 months, until he developed ibd and pancreatic insufficiency. That is the diagnosis of her new veterinarian. For 25 days it has been dry and humid. the plans are to return to the wet as soon as possible, but it is difficult because she only wants a wet one, which she can not eat. I keep trying wet with it. She has a very strong allergy, both in skin and digestive. says the veterinarian that when we stabilize her allergy, her numbers will go down.

she is eating 60 grams of dry and about 140 grams of wet a day. She also takes 10 days with Lypex pancreatic enzymes.

hugs!
 
we all worry
we all want the best for our cats
you are not alone

change is constant with our cats with diabetes, nothing stays the same at least in the early stages :rolleyes: :arghh:

welcome to the community :bighug::bighug:

you will get all the help you want, here :smuggrin:
 
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